Garment hanger



July 19, 1949. F. R. ALLEN GARMENT HANGER Filed May 19, 1947 v INVENTOR. B .FEANK KALLEN.

Arramve'y Patented July 19, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Frank R. Allen, Salt Lake City, Utah Application May 19, 1947, Serial No. 749,022

6 Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers and has particular reference to hangers for supporting the coat and trousers of a mans suit and/ or the coat and skirt of a womans suit, etc.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved hanger for the above type of clothes.

Another object is to provide a simple hanger for the above purpose which is economical to manufacture and capable of mass production.

A further object is to provide an improved form of clamping device for the garment hanger of the above type.

The manner in which the above and other objects of the invention are accomplished will be readily understood on reference to the following specification when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating a suit hanger embodying my present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the suit hanger.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the suit hanger.

Referring to the drawings, the suit hanger comprises a coat hanger member II of plastic, wood or the like material. This member is generally triangular in side elevation, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to enable the upper edge thereof to fit the shoulders of a coat placed thereover. Also, the member II is arcuate or bowed when viewed in plan, as shown in Fig. 3, to properly support the coat.

The member I I also forms one jaw of a trousers clamp, the other jaw being formed by a clamp bar I2 located at the concave side of the member II. As shown in Fig. 2, the clamp bar I2 is bowed oppositely of that of the member II and terminates at opposite ends thereof in straight portions I3 extending substantially parallel to the facing portions of the member II.

The members I l and I2 are supported and maintained in cooperative relation with each other by a hook member, generally indicated I4. The latter is preferably formed of a metal rod or wire which has equal portions thereof bent back upon themselves to form legs I5 and I6. The legs are curved to form a hook portion I! for supporting the hanger on a rod, hook or the like, and the free ends of the legs extend downward therefrom. The leg I5 is rigidly secured, as by welding, to a metal plate I8 which, in turn, is integrally bonded to the inside or concave face of the member II. The leg I6 is also rigidly attached to a metal plate 20 which is integrally bonded to the outside or convex face of the bar I2.

The legs I5 and it of the hook are so formed as to yieldably urge the members II and I2 away from each other into the position illustrated in Fig. 2 whereby a trousers or other garment may be inserted between the two members.

Means are provided for drawing the members II and I2 together, or at least into close proximity with each other, so as to clamp a trousers or other garment therebetween. For this purpose, I provide a toggle device comprising a toggle link 2! pivotally mounted at 22 on the leg I5 and pivotally connected at 23 to a bell crank 24 Which is pivoted at 25 on the second leg I6. A handle 26 is formed on the bell crank 24 to facilitate manipulation of the toggle device.

, It will be noted on reference to Fig. 2 that movement of the handle 26 counterclockwise of its illustrated position will, through the bell crank 24 and link 2|, draw the members II and I2 together to clamp any garment which has been inserted therebetween. As the pivot 23 passes through a line extending between the two legs I5 and IS a notch 21 in the link 2| will fit over the latter leg and will prevent further rotation of the bell crank 24, as shown in Fig. l,

thus locking the members in clamping position.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the bell crank 24 is pivoted approximately midway along the length of the leg It. This arrangement enables the members I I and I2 to accommodate garments of different thickness, the lower half of the leg I5 yielding outwardly when pieces of substantial thickness are clamped between the members. The elasticity of the bar I2 also aids in accommodating garments of difierent thicknesses and in this respect it will be noted that the particular shape of the bar I2 when viewed in plan (as in Fig. 2), causes a garment, when clamped thereby, to be clamped at two spaced points regardless of the amount which the bar ,I 2 may yield.

When it is desired to remove a trousers or the like from the hanger, the bell crank 24 is merely moved in a clockwise direction from its clamping position until the pivot 23 passes to the left (Fig. 2) of the line extending between the legs I5 and I6, whereupon the toggle will commence to extend itself under the urge of the spring pressed legs I5 and I6 of the wire hook.

It is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above described embodiment of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims. For example, the shape of member H, as viewed in elevation (see Fig. 3), may be varied as desired or this member may be considerably lightened by forming lightening holes throughout.

Having thus described the invention what I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1. A suit hanging device comprising a coat hanger member, a trousers clamp member, a hook for hanging said device, said hook comprising a pair of legs conjointly forming a hook portion, said legs supporting said hanger member and said clamp member, respectively, alongside each other and urging said members away from each other, and a toggle device connected between said less, said toggle device being adjustable to move said members into close proximity with each other. I p

2. A garment hanging device comprising a pair of clamp members, a hook for hanging said device comprising a pair of legs of resilient mate rial'integrally connected together at one end and conjointly arming a hook portion, said legs be ing attached at their free ends, respectively, to said members, and a toggle device connected between said legs, said toggle device being adjust able to inove said members into close proximity to each other;

I '3. A garment hanging device comprising a pair of clamp members, a hook for hanging said de vice comprising a pair of legs of resilient mate:- rial integral with each other at one end and con jointly "forming a hook portion, said legs being attached at their free ends, respectively, to said members, a toggle device connected between said iegs, said toggle device comprising a link pivotally connected adjacent one end thereof to one of said legs, and a lever pivotally connected at one point thereon to the other of said legs and pivotally connected at another point thereon to said link adjacent the other end thereof, said link and said lever being swingable from an extehded position to a contracted position to move said "members into close proximity to each other.

4. A garment hanging device comprising a pair of clamp membersa hook for hanging said de= vice comprising span of legs of resilient material integral with each other at one end and conjointly forming a hook portion, said legs bei'ng attached at their free ends, respectively, to said members, a toggle device connected between said legs, said toggle device comprising a link pivotally connected adjacent one end thereof to one of said legs, and a lever pivotally connected at one point thereon to the other of said legs and pivotally connected at another point thereon to said link adjacent the other end thereof, said. lihl; and said lever being swingable from an ex said members into close proximity to each other, and said link having a portion adapted to engage said other leg when said link and said lever are in contracted position whereby to maintain the same in said contracted position.

5. A garment hanging device comprising a pair of clamp members, a hook for hanging said device comprising a pair of legs of resilient material i-ntegral with each other atone end and conjointl y forming ahook portion, said legs being attached at their free ends, respectively, to said members, a toggle device connected between said legs, said toggle device comprising a link pivotal-ly connected adjacent one end thereof to one of said legs, a lever pivotally connected at one point thereon-to the other of said legs and pivot'a-lly connected at another point thereon to said link adjacent the other end thereof, said link and said lever being swingable from an extended position to a contracted pojsition to move said members :into close pr may meaeh other, and a handle on said er ma i/rag the same between said ate *fd positions.

6. A garment 11g vice comprising a pair of clamp i mile a hookfor hanging said device comprising a "eat: or legs of resilient mal integral with each other at one end and tinny reaming a hook portion, said legs being at their free ends, respectively, to said' inembers; toggle device bonnected between said legs, said to'g-gl'edevice comprising a link pivotall connected adjacent one end thereof to one oi said legs, a lever pivotally connected at poia aereea to the ether of en le s and tended position to a contracted position to move pivotally treated at another point thereon to said link a cent the other end thereof, said link and said lever being swingable from an eX tended position to a abstracted position where'- in said pivotal connection between said link and said lever hroug a line ektending through said legs, a handle on said lever for moving the same between said two mentioned positions, and a notch in said link adapted to embrace said other leg when said and said lever are in said contracted position.

FRANK R. ALLEN.

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